CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 11, 2019--
Debra A. Cafaro, Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, has been selected as chair of the board of directors of The
Economic Club of Chicago for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2019. The
appointment was announced during the Club’s 91st Annual
Dinner Meeting on April 10, 2019, where Cafaro was the guest speaker.
She will succeed Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments in the
role.
“The Economic Club of Chicago is a historic and highly relevant
organization that sparks dialogue on important topics and serves as a
positive force in our city, and I am honored to carry on that proud
legacy as its new Chair,” said Cafaro. “I look forward to working with
the Board and the outstanding ECC team to build on our momentum in an
engaging and innovative direction for the future.”
Founded in 1927, The Economic Club of Chicago is an independent,
nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that fosters meaningful connections
among Chicago leaders to encourage dialogue on important economic and
social issues and to cultivate the next generation of civic leadership.
Cafaro is the 49th chair of The Economic Club of Chicago.
Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a leading real estate investment
trust. Its diverse portfolio of approximately 1,200 assets in the United
States, Canada and the United Kingdom consists of seniors housing
communities, medical office buildings, university-based research and
innovation centers, inpatient rehabilitation and long-term acute care
facilities, health systems and skilled nursing facilities. Through its
Lillibridge subsidiary, Ventas provides management, leasing, marketing,
facility development and advisory services to highly rated hospitals and
health systems throughout the United States. References to “Ventas” or
the “Company” mean Ventas, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries unless
otherwise expressly noted. More information about Ventas and Lillibridge
can be found at www.ventasreit.com and www.lillibridge.com.
The Company routinely announces material information to investors and
the marketplace using press releases, Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) filings, public conference calls, webcasts and the
Company’s website at www.ventasreit.com/investor-relations.
The information that the Company posts to its website may be deemed to
be material. Accordingly, the Company encourages investors and others
interested in the Company to routinely monitor and review the
information that the Company posts on its website, in addition to
following the Company’s press releases, SEC filings and public
conference calls and webcasts.
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